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如夢方醒

Pronunciation

Peng'im: ru5 mang7 huang1 cên2
POJ: jû-māng-huang-tshéⁿ
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.

Meanings and usage

idiom: as if waking from a dream, to suddenly realize
如夢方醒, 恍然大悟

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